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Seed Donation Notebook with 'Seeds [etc?] [1859-1862]' on an RBGE Museum label on its cover which dates from 1859 to 1864 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is no index and the notebook seems to be a more informal version of the Seed Donation Ledgers; similar to ones seen in the Plant Donations Subseries; it may have belonged to John Hutton Balfour or James McNab, but has a number of different examples of handwriting inside.
There are inserts; handle with care.

Seed Donation Notebook with 'Seeds received Jan'y 1863 to 1868' on the cover which dates from 1863 to 1867 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is no index and the notebook seems to be a more informal version of the Seed Donation Ledgers; similar to ones seen in the Plant Donations Subseries; it may have belonged to John Hutton Balfour or James McNab, but has a number of different examples of handwriting inside.
There are a number of inserts including a pressed plant, a note from Dr Hugh Cleghorn and a letter from Jessie / Janet Mann to Hutton Balfour [at page 25-26] dated 28 March 1863 when she was a House Mistress of Campie House School in Musselburgh where she describes some seeds from Mrs Mockler that she is sending to Balfour. She goes on to say that Master Isaac [Bayley Balfour] is quite well and expecting a visit from one of his sisters. Jessie Mann is credited with being Scotland's first female photographer when she worked with David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.

Seed Donation Notebook with 'Seeds received 1868-1875' on the spine which dates from 1868 to 1876 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is no index and the notebook seems to be a more informal version of the Seed Donation Ledgers; similar to ones seen in the Plant Donations Subseries; it may have belonged to John Hutton Balfour or James McNab, but has a number of different examples of handwriting inside.
There are a number of inserts in a pocket at the back of the notebook. The notebook has been rebound in red buckram.

Seed Donation Ledger which dates from 1810 to 1817 and documents donations of plants coded B-TE from around Britain and the World. There is a chronological index at the back.
The ledger appears to have been started by new Head Gardener William McNab and begins with an entry described as 'The following seeds were found in a Table Drawer in the Garden House when I came here, part of them I think have been rec'd from Mr. Donn of Cambridge. W. M'N'.

Seed Donation Ledger with 'Seed Book 1818-1822' on the spine which dates from 1818 to 1823 and documents donations of plants coded A-FN from around Britain and the World. There is a chronological index at the back.

Seed Donation Ledger with 'Seeds 1823-1824' on the spine which dates from 1823 to 1826 and documents donations of plants coded FO-IT from around Britain and the World. There is a chronological index at the back.

Seed Donation Ledger with '[Donations] Seeds 1830-1838' on the spine which dates from 1830 to 1838 and documents donations of plants coded HX-RL from around Britain and the World. There is a chronological index at the back.
Some pages, 137-144 have been torn out of the book, but the donors are listed in the index.
There is a pressed plant inserted at page 196; handle ledger with care.